Every once in a while I run into new technology that appears to be years ahead of its time. The latest piece is a magnetic catheterization system developed by Stereotaxis. The concept is to make catheterization hands free, by replacing a person's hand with a magnetic field. Two large permanent magnets guide a probe through the vessels while the physician operates the device remotely by using a joystick and viewing 3D data on the screen. It looks quite cool, and costs a lot of money; hopefully the benefits of this device will make it a good investment.image source: www.stereotaxis.com
